السعودية
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.su.ʕuː.dij.ja/, /as.sa.ʕuː.dij.ja/
Proper noun
السُّعُودِيَّة or السَّعُودِيَّة • (as-suʿūdiyya or as-saʿūdiyya) f
- Saudi Arabia, short for اَلْمَمْلَكَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ (al-mamlakatu l-ʿarabiyyatu s-suʿūdiyyatu).
Usage notes
- It is one of the Arabic country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension
Declension of noun السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʿūdiyya); السَّّعُودِيَّة (as-ssaʿūdiyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | السُّعُودِيَّة; السَّّعُودِيَّة as-suʿūdiyya; as-ssaʿūdiyya | — |
| Nominative | — | السُّعُودِيَّةُ; السَّّعُودِيَّةُ as-suʿūdiyyatu; as-ssaʿūdiyyatu | — |
| Accusative | — | السُّعُودِيَّةَ; السَّّعُودِيَّةَ as-suʿūdiyyata; as-ssaʿūdiyyata | — |
| Genitive | — | السُّعُودِيَّةِ; السَّّعُودِيَّةِ as-suʿūdiyyati; as-ssaʿūdiyyati | — |
Related terms
- سُعُودِيّ (suʿūdiyy), سَعُودِيّ (saʿūdiyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سعد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʿūdiyya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ssʕuː.dij.je/, [(ɪ)s.sʕuˈdij.je]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Proper noun
السعودية • (is-sʕūdiyye) f
- Saudi Arabia (a country in Asia)
Related terms
- سعودي (sʕūdi, “Saudi”)